JD(S) to begin Pancharatna Rath Yatra from Karnataka’s Kolar on November 1
2-day JD(S) national executive meet begins from October 27
Bengaluru, Oct 26: A two-day national executive meet and national council meet of the Janata Dal (Secular) would take place in the party head office JP Bhavan here from Thursday, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Wednesday.
The office-bearers and executive committee members of the party from 13 States would participate in the meeting, the JD(S) second-in-command told reporters here.
"During the two-day meet, we will discuss political developments in the country and the State along with economic and communal issues. Some important decisions will be taken in these two days," Kumaraswamy said.
The JD(S) leader explained that the party would launch its pancha rathna' scheme from Kurudumale Ganapati temple in Kolar from where a ratha yatra' would start on November 1. On Thursday, a ritual would be performed on the chariot of the proposed meet.
The pancha rathna scheme is aimed at focusing on employment, education, irrigation, agriculture, health, women and youth empowerment, the JD(S) leader said.
According to him, his father and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda started his election campaign in 1994 from Kurudumale due to which his party came to power in the Karnataka Assembly on its own.
"Now, we have also decided to organise our election campaign from Kurudumale Ganapati temple," Kumaraswamy said.
The leader said the first list of the candidates for the upcoming Assembly election would be released on November 1 at Kurudumale at a public event.
Kumaraswamy told reporters that the ratha yatra would pass through 5 Assembly constituencies of Kolar from November 1 to 5.
From November 6 to 10, it would go around Chikkaballapura district.
The yatra would be conducted in Bengaluru Rural district from November 11 to 13; in Tumakuru from November 14 to 23; in Hassan from November 24 to 30; in Kunigal on December 1; and in Ramanagara from December 2 to 5.
The first phase of the ratha yatra would go on for 35 days and it would pass through various villages and towns, Kumaraswamy said.
The next phase of the pancha rathna ratha yatra would start in January next year after offering tribute to Goddess Chamundeshwari in Mysuru and the entire region would be covered, he added.
The JD(S) leader clarified that his ratha yatra is different from Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat jodo yatra' and BJP's 'jana sankalpa yatra' in Karnataka.
Kumaraswamy said he may not be able to attend the next Assembly session as he would be busy with the ratha yatra.
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Probe into Zubeen Garg's death ongoing, no foul play suspected yet: Singapore police
Singapore (PTI): Investigations into the death of singer Zubeen Garg are ongoing but so far no foul play is suspected, Singapore police have said.
Garg died under mysterious circumstances while swimming in the sea in Singapore on September 19.
The case is currently still being investigated by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), in accordance with the Singapore Coroners Act 2010, the police said on Thursday.
“Based on our investigations so far, the SPF does not suspect foul play in the death of Garg,” said the statement.
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Upon completion of the investigations, the findings will be submitted to the State Coroner in Singapore, who will hold a Coroner’s Inquiry (CI), currently scheduled for January and February 2026.
A CI is a fact-finding process led by the Coroner to establish the cause and circumstances of death. Its findings will be made public upon conclusion, said the SPF.
Singapore police are committed to conducting a thorough and professional investigation into the case, it said.
“We seek the patience and understanding of the parties involved. Meanwhile, we urge the public not to speculate and spread unverified information,” said SPF.
A Special Investigation Team probing Garg's death charged four accused, including the singer’s secretary Siddhartha Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, with murder in a chargesheet filed in a court in India last week.
Garg was due to perform at the 4th Northeast India Festival at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 20.
